A POLYNUCLEOTIDE FUNCTIONALLY CODING FOR THE LHP PROTEIN FROM MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS, ITS BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE DERIVATIVE FRAGMENTS, AS WELL AS METHODS USING THE SAME - Patent 1003870

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EP 1 003 870 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	31.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/22

(21)	Application number: 98930967.9

(22)	Date of filing: 16.07.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12N 15/31, C07K 14/35, C12N 15/62, C07K 19/00, C12N 15/74, G01N 33/53, C12N 1/21, C07K 16/12, A61K 39/04, C12Q 1/68 // (C12N1/21, C12R1:32, 1:19, 1:34, 1:38), C12R1:42

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB9801/091

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9904/005 (28.01.1999 Gazette 1999/04)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

16.07.1997 US 52631 P

(71)	Applicants:
	INSTITUT PASTEUR 75015 Paris (FR) Statens Serum Institut 2300 Copenhagen 5 (DK)

(72)	Inventors:
	GICQUEL, Brigitte F-75014 Paris (FR) BERTHET, François-Xavier F-75015 Paris (FR) ANDERSEN, Peter DK-2700 Brönshöj (DK) RASMUSSEN, Peter, Birk DK-2100 Köbenhavn (DK)

(74)	Representative: Warcoin, Jacques et al
	Cabinet Régimbeau,26, avenue Kléber 75116 Paris 75116 Paris (FR)

(54)	A POLYNUCLEOTIDE FUNCTIONALLY CODING FOR THE LHP PROTEIN FROM MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS, ITS BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE DERIVATIVE FRAGMENTS, AS WELL AS METHODS USING THE SAME